India's ranking in the 'Ease of Doing Business Index' is sometimes seen in the news. Which of the following has declared that ranking?

Explicitly states the 'Ease of Doing Business Report' (Doing Business) is published annually by the World Bank.

A student could infer that the World Bank — not WEF — is the primary publisher to check for the 2016 ranking and then verify the 2016 Doing Business report.

Says the Doing Business report is a yearly ranking published by the World Bank Group since 2003, reinforcing which institution issues the index.

Use this to eliminate WEF as the publisher and consult the World Bank Group's 2016 Doing Business publication for India's rank.

Contains a multiple‑choice question asking which body has 'declared' India's Ease of Doing Business ranking, listing World Bank as an option (with an answer marker implying World Bank).

Treats the World Bank as the expected answer; a student could take this as educational guidance to prefer World Bank sources for the 2016 ranking.

Identifies the Global Competitiveness Report as published by the World Economic Forum, illustrating that WEF issues other indices but not necessarily the Doing Business report.

A student can use this pattern (WEF publishes some indices) to check whether the Doing Business index appears among WEF publications — if not, that suggests WEF did not publish the Doing Business ranking in 2016.

Notes the World Economic Forum publishes indexes like the Global Gender Gap Index, showing WEF is a publisher of international indices but distinct from the Doing Business publisher.

Combine with the explicit statement that Doing Business is by the World Bank to infer WEF likely did not publish India's Doing Business ranking in 2016; the student should check WEF's 2016 publications to confirm.

Explicitly states the 'Ease of Doing Business Report' (Doing Business) is published annually by the World Bank.

A student could combine this with the fact that 2016 is within the years the report was published to suspect the World Bank published a 2016 ranking that would include India.

Notes Doing Business is a yearly ranking comparing business regulations across 190 economies and that the World Bank Group publishes the report since 2003.

Knowing the report is annual and covers many economies, a student could infer a 2016 edition would typically list country rankings including India.

Contains a question asking which organisation 'declared' India's Ease of Doing Business ranking and marks the World Bank as the correct choice.

This example frames the World Bank as the authority on announcing that ranking, supporting the idea that the World Bank would have published the 2016 ranking.

Lists the ten indicators used to compute the Ease of Doing Business Index and notes changes in specific component rankings.

Knowing the index is built from specific indicators and tracked over time, a student could look for the 2016 report's indicator data to confirm India's 2016 position.

Explicitly states the 'Ease of Doing Business Report' is published annually by the World Bank.

A student could check the 2016 Doing Business report (World Bank) to see who published India's ranking and thereby judge whether WTO was the publisher.

Lists the 10 indicators used to compute the Ease of Doing Business Index, indicating a specific methodology tied to the Doing Business exercise.

A student can infer this methodology aligns with the World Bank's Doing Business project and compare it with WTO publications to see if WTO uses the same index.

Shows WTO produces its own trade indicator (WTOI) introduced in 2016, implying WTO issues trade-related indices but not necessarily the Doing Business index.

A student could use this to reason that WTO publishes trade outlook indicators, so they should verify whether WTO's published indices include 'Ease of Doing Business' or whether that is separate (World Bank).

Describes the WTO's role and typical functions (setting rules for global trade), suggesting its publishing focus is trade rules/outlooks rather than cross-country business regulatory rankings.

A student might contrast WTO's mandate with the Doing Business report's scope to assess the plausibility that WTO published the Ease of Doing Business ranking in 2016.

Contains a multiple-choice question asking which organisation declared India's Ease of Doing Business ranking and lists WTO among options, indicating the question is commonly associated with identifying the responsible publisher.

A student could use this to prompt checking authoritative sources (e.g., the World Bank or WTO websites) for who actually declared India's ranking in 2016.